Release device



oct. zo, 1925.

J. F.- BOLGIA'NO RELEASE DEVICE Fired Maron 29. 1923 .2 Shimizu-Sheet.` 1

^ 'INVENTOR JOHN E BOLGHIHU.

Oct. 20,1925.

J. F. BOLGlANO RELEASEDEV-rola Filed March l29.y .1923 2 Shasta-Sheet 2 INVENToR JOHN E-BOLGIHNO Patented Oer. 20, 1925.l

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To all whom t may concern.' Be it known that 1,Jo1m F. Bonomno, n citizen of the`United States, res1d1ng at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and 5 State' of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Release Deviees, of which the following is a speciiicution.

This invention relates to a release device article from an aircraft.

The object of this invention is to provide' a release device which will be positive in operation and which will be operated w1thout the application ofgre'nt J'torce by the operator, but which will be rugged in con! struction and capable of securely holding the object to-be released.

Further 4objects will be more fully set 20 forth in.the annexed specification und ehiii.

i Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 41 -is a' perspective view of my device.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of one end of the sa1ne,'pai'ts being broken'away.

Fig. 3 isa4 side 'elevation ofone of the releasing -toggles in the released position.

The pnrticulnr embodiment ot. my inven-4 tion illustrated in the drawings shows o. ges

ineens of two toggle release devices hereinafter described.

Secured to the gil-der it :jre brackets upon the bolts 5 o'l1whic-h are freelysupportedthe links 4,' washersl6 beinfr pro* vided betiveen the linksft andA brneets 3.

'lli'e links 4 ure connected-in L@airs :is shown by bolts 7,"wnshers ,Srnnd spacers-9 'being' permit theA free imovement ot 4o provided to Vthose links. t v- -f'lhe rods -7- are 'interctmnecled to provide l?.l :nud bolts 12S which `tie togeth'erboth url' straps. Coun'ectelto onoliibolt-'l releasing strap '.14 which-operates in eut inthe be`an1'2-when p iilldbvthef-e or other oper-ating incansflf' 'hes'e onliles; nre led `ovo'r suitable pulleys-fnd connected! logother. for simultaneous operation' from'l are foin-hooks 1lb-which extend part'ryay' over (he bolts 'I when these" bolts are in particularly adapted lfor the release of an' tank 1 of an airplane, suspended from a girder 2.,whir h may' foi-m vpartfolf the rigidconstruction of the fuselage or wingsby the release of articlessueh as. a

`ino* a 'toggle n toggle b y means of 'tlie's'traps- 11 and the fnrticle und rod'sin engaged relati positively' actuated means for simultan 'ously actuating the to tn'rieo'usly canse the roi e to ap roach euchy 'other'wherebv li from-f the book JT-.Ulu testimony whereof-.I affix mysignm Rigidlyzeonstruoted with 'the gastimk'l i l their spreed posltionas shown in Fig. l..

The greatest distance between the curved portions of the hooks 10 is slilitlygreater than the combined e'ective to pass throughin. suspending tank is mount- Ficient space for the stre their straight line positionand releasing the tank.. The ed'in its suspendedpositio'n links and straps into the in Figure 3, hftingthe tank` so-that its hooks are in position and thn -lspreading inks ofthe straps 11l and 12. This is to'vprovde sufby movin the position -snown the toggle audinoving the member 14 ,downi 'wardly until the tog le is ine''iositim4 shown in Fi 're 1. ubsequent re ease-of the'weight o the 'tffnkresn'ltsin -u tendency of thel straps down Wn rdly,

1l und 12 yto move pivotally, the members-13 being ited in their downward movement by the ase of the books 10. In this positlon it ivill the toggle in this position until "positively operated by the cables 15. lensing strap 14. is vpnlledAtbeineinberf- 13 75. be noted that bolt 18 is below the level- .of bolts 7 and tlieweiglnr of the' tank lolds mens'ions'of the hooks and then as he stre is" 11 nnd 12 move upwardly*drawing t e rod 7 out of the engagement with the hooks and i'eleusing the tanks.

My invention is particularly or mail containerv from aircraft,

for the description.

Iclaixnzj r A devicev forreleasing an article adapted. to be Suslpended from an airplane, comprisand u single gle links to simu the rods are qu ic members.

ture.

JOHN F. BoLGiNo.

adapted l'.

'as tn nk: iut .it is@- maintaining! thllhook lniembers" ly relensed urelity of rods interconnected by.'A inksl for supporting the article, n 

